Archive for
June
2015 - Page 3

(Calif.) School districts, already required to provide free, fresh drinking water for students during meal times, could soon be mandated to make sure that water, if it comes from the tap, is also safe.

Officials and some media outlets have heralded graduation numbers as markedly improved; but a closer look at the evidence shows that, other than data collection, nothing much has changed in over 20 years.

(Ore.) Legislators in two states are moving to allow parents the option of not having their children take state standardized tests, even though the move risks the loss of federal education funding if too many sit out on test day.

(Mich.) A Michigan lawmaker believes he has found a workable compromise in the state’s effort to balance federal requirements around teacher job evaluations with what the educators themselves believe is fair.

(Calif.) Legislative leaders may end up giving ground to the governor over adding specific funding to support Common Core implementation, but they appear committed to ensuring that new teachers don’t get charged for on-the-job training.

(Fla.) The state’s largest school district will gauge parent reaction as it undertakes a new form of data collection meant to protect students but one that some believe infringes upon their privacy rights.

(Calif.) State support for building new schools could be nearing historic lows after Senate Republicans on Tuesday nixed a plan to seek voter approval for a bond measure that would help pay for construction and modernization costs.

(Calif.) A bill that would allow teacher unions to negotiate various aspects of their own job performance evaluations – including the role of student test scores– is expected to be considered on the Senate floor this week.

(Texas) Lawmakers in Austin concluded another two-year session Monday, sending to the governor bills that revise high school graduation testing requirements, sanctions on teacher prep programs that don’t meet state standards and requirements to enroll low-income students in free meal programs.